I did not get this message when using the SUSE RPMs. Should I just try the RPMs instead, and add in the xorg.conf options line you suggested above? the driver from nvidia.com is more uptodate (higher version #) so I think I would prefer to use it. Perhaps there is a 'hack' to get 3d working correctly?

You should contact SUSE to inquire how they're testing for 3D support.

Thanks. I will post a message on a SUSE forum. Is there anything I should do in the meantime? Any modifications to xorg.conf I need to make to get 3D working? Why doesn't the driver from nvidia.com have 3D support OOTB (out of the box)?